Mods review = part one

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Aladinsaneuk · #1 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Feb 16, 2008 11:30 pm

just to add on to the work I have done this winter and to give some initial thoughts on the effect

First off, nounting the garmin on the dash - not good - the dash is far to flexible so the garmin bounces around far too much - I will be getting a metal working friend to look at this with me and we will make a support bracket to stop it... if that does not work then I will think again - I really like the placement....

Second - MPL clutch master cylinder. Awesome - easy clutch action, and wish I had done it earlier

Third, AF1 chip... oh my :) you get to 7k revs then it takes off - hard :)

Fourth - Wavey disks and braided hoses. Hard to quantify and to sperate. I am not certain what the difference has been caused by BUT - the brakes are better, and have far more feel in them. I suspect this could be down to better bleeding as I followed the guides, but could be down to new fluid or braided hoses - either way, lovely :)

Fifth - integrated indicators. I like the look - the clean lines are nice - BUT - maybe the rear indicators are not enough as they are for safety - I will be looking again at these and thinking about a solution

Sixth - Baglux tank cover in black... even though I do have a baglux tank bag in blue - I do not like this - I will be removing the cover and keeping the tank standard - and yes, I will be selling on the cover and bag!

Finally - the HID conversion - trust me folks, just do it - awesome effect and, in all honesty, I will not be doing the high/low beam light mod - I do not need too - the dip is enough on its own...

so - mixed results, but am pleased - I have a little more fettling to do, and have a couple of ideas to try for the future :)

HowardQ · #2 Post by **HowardQ** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:20 am

I've also got a black Baglux tank cover, (my tank bag is also a different colour, red off an earlier Honda I had!).
I used to fit the tank cover on each winter when there was a lot of gravel flying around, so it protected the tank.
I am not happy with the tank cover on all the time, so I just fit it when I need the tankbag.
Why not do the same Pete, just use it when you need it.
The bike does look better without it on, but there ain't a better way to fit a tank bag on a Falco on those days you need to take luggage.

sabestian · #3 Post by **sabestian** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:15 pm

Any problems with finding neutral after MPL mod? There must be a downside somewhere...

Aladinsaneuk · #4 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:23 pm

possibly agree about the baglux bag - but I do have the genuine aprilia luggage set....

and no problems with finding neutral at all - but, tbh, I do tewnd to select it as i approach a traffic light on red etc, not when I have stopped... but, no problem that i have noticed either way :)

Falcopops · #5 Post by **Falcopops** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 2:54 am

Dibs on the blue tank bag (providing the postage to Oz isn't fierce) already got the blue cover.

Let me know what you'r looking for and postage costs if you can.

Cheers

HowardQ · #6 Post by **HowardQ** » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:15 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:.... and no problems with finding neutral at all - but, tbh, I do tewnd to select it as i approach a traffic light on red etc, not when I have stopped... but, no problem that i have noticed either way :)

Funny thing this finding neutral, mine has never changed over the 3 1/2 years plus that I've owned it.
Very difficult (almost impossible) getting neutral from 1st gear.
Much easier (almost 100%) getting neutral coming down the box from 2nd.

These comments are when bike is stood, and I am still using the standard clutch cylinder, (with the special black Aprilia hydraulic fluid

).
Just means I've got into the habit of moving 1st - 2nd - neutral when I stop.
If I select neutral as I come up to traffic lights, it is almost always coming down from 2nd gear, so no problem at all.